Christian Brando has been hospitalized with pneumonia, his lawyer said Monday. Brando went to Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center about 10 days ago to be treated for what he thought was flu, said attorney Benjamin Brin.

Christian Brando and his ex-wife have settled dueling lawsuits alleging domestic violence. Terms were not disclosed in court papers filed Monday, the same day jury selection was to begin for trial. Brando is the son of the late Marlon Brando.

Eight months after Robert Blake was acquitted at a criminal trial of murdering his wife, a civil jury decided Friday the tough-guy actor was behind the slaying, and ordered him to pay Bonnie Lee Bakley's children $30 million in damages.

In the 3 years since Robert Blake's wife was slain, the case has faded from the public spotlight so much that prospective jurors appeared to have trouble remembering what it was about. Now the Hollywood murder mystery is set to take center stage again, with opening statements scheduled to start Monday.